Difficult English

IP: *.nyc.rr.com 25.08.04, 16:16
Reasons why the English language is so hard to learn:

1) The bandage was wound around the wound.
2) The farm was used to produce produce.
3) The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse.
4) We must polish the Polish furniture.
5) He could lead if he would get the lead out.
6) The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert.
7) Since there is no time like the present, he thought it was time to present
the present.
8) A bass was painted on the head of the bass drum.
9) When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes.
10) I did not object to the object.
11) The insurance was invalid for the invalid.
12) There was a ro! w among the oarsmen about how to row.
13) They were too close to the door to close it.
14) The buck does funny things when the does are present.
15) A seamstress and a sewer fell down into a sewer line.
16) To help with planting, the farmer taught his sow to sow.
17) The wind was too strong to wind the sail
18) After a number of injections my jaw got number.
19) Upon seeing the tear in the painting I shed a tear.
20) I had to subject the subject to a series of tests.
21) How can I intimate this to my most intimate friend?
    • glajda Re: Difficult English 25.08.04, 17:15
      Good work! I envy you - I'm too lazy...
      A.
      • kociamama Re: Difficult English 25.08.04, 17:45
        Well, I like that as well, and i don;t intend to diminish the effort that wacko
        made, but... he probably got it by e-mail, and so did i once.

        Regards,
        KOciamama.
        • glajda Re: Difficult English 25.08.04, 17:58
          That explains!
          A.
        • Gość: wacko jacko Re: Difficult English IP: *.nyc.rr.com 25.08.04, 22:03
          You are so right, kociamama.

          He sailed straight thru the straights. (my own)
          Yes, I know Brits write THROUGH (way to many letters)

          IH82CUGO.
    • ampolion Re: Difficult English 26.08.04, 03:54
      You know how to spell all this, but do you know how to pronounce it?
      • Gość: awalk Re: Difficult English IP: *.warszawa.sdi.tpnet.pl 27.08.04, 09:14
        I think funny English would be more appropriate here. :)
      • glory Re: Difficult English 27.08.04, 12:40
        ampolion napisał:

        > You know how to spell all this, but do you know how to pronounce it?

        I'm with STUPID!!
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